Window-shade holder.



No. 802,565. PATENTED 0013.24, 1905.,

J. R. HAMER.

WINDOW SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 28 1902.

IUNTTFD STATES PATENT o rue.

WlNDOW-SHADE HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 24, 1905.

Application filed November 28, 1902. Serial No. 132,976-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ROBERT HAMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Bedford, in the county of Bristol and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inWindow-Shade Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inwindow-shade holders; and it has for its object, among others, toprovide a simple and cheap yet durable and efficient form ofshade-holder that can be readily adjusted for any width of shade andsecurely held in adjusted position. It is composed of minimum partsthose readily affixed in position and serving to securely hold theshaderoller in its adjusted position.

The holder can be made as ornamental as may be desired, and it can bereadily affixed in position and adjusted by any one.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear,and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in theappended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a 8 for thepassage of screws or other means employed for securing it in position,as seen in Fig. 1. The side walls 4 of this bracket or casting terminateat their upper ends in the inwardly-extending flanges 5, as seen mostclearly in Figs. 2 and 3.

6 is a solid member or base of substantially the same width asthe spacebetween the side walls 4 of the bracket or casting 1, as seen in Figs. 2and 3, and having its inner end beveled, as at 6, whereby it is morereadily placed within the bracket 1. At its outer end the base isprovided with an upright portion 7, provided with an opening 8, toreceive the pintle on the end of the shade-roller. This upright portionis provided with slots or notches 9 at points opposite the flanges 5 ofthe bracket or casting 1 to receive said flanges, so that the member 6may be slid upon the base 2 of the bracket or casting 1. These notches 9aline with the longitudinal recesses or cut-out portions 6 of the member6and in which the flanges 5 are snugly received.

10 is a set-screw mounted in the member 6 and adapted to engage theupper face of the base 2, as seen in Fig. 4-, to hold the member 6 inadjusted position.

In Figs. 3 and 4 the member 11 is similar to the member 6 abovedescribed, except that its upright portion 12 is provided with thelateral slot 13 to receive the pintle on the other end of theshade-roller. It is provided with a set-screw 14 for the same purpose asthe set-screw 10 in the construction above described.

In practice one of the brackets or castings is secured in position uponthe window-frame at each side thereof, as seen in Fig. 1. The parts ormembers 6 and 11 are then adjusted in accordance with the width of thewindowshade roller and then securely lixed in position by turning up thesaid screws. The parts 7 and 12 will then be securely held in properposition, when the pintles of the shade-roller can be engaged in theopening 8 and slot 13 in the usual way.

It will thus be seen that I have devised a simple and cheap form ofadjustable windowshade holder readily applied to any and all forms ofwindow-frames; but it is also evident that modifications in detail maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages.

What is claimed as new is- An adjustable shade-holder comprising a baseformed with an undercut slot extending the entire length thereof, andwith screw-holes in said base adjacent the ends, said screw-holes beingadapted to receive securing-screws to be flush with the bottom of theslot, a solid sliding member having its top side edges reduced so as tobe received in said base-slot, the top of said sliding member having itsfront top edge beveled and carrying at its rear edge In testimonywhereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo wltnesses.

JOHN ROBERT HAMER.

Witnesses:

JAMEs A. IVEY, J OHN R. HARGREAVES.

